SAPD: Man wounded in exchange of gunfire outside Sugar’s strip club charged with aggravated assault

Officers called around 2 a.m. to strip club in 2700 block of NW Loop 410

SAN ANTONIO – A 28-year-old man has been arrested following a shooting outside a North Side strip club early Tuesday morning, San Antonio police said.

Officers were called around 2 a.m. to Sugar’s strip club in the 2700 block of NW Loop 410, not far from Vance Jackson Road, after receiving word of shots fired.

According to police, a 22-year-old man had walked out of the back door of the strip club and went to his car to leave when he got into an argument with three men. Police said the 22-year-old told a 28-year-old man in the parking lot to move away from his car. The 28-year-old then pulled out a gun and began shooting, police said.

Police said the 22-year-old man pulled out his own gun and returned fire, hitting the man twice in the shoulder. The 22-year-old then ducked behind a vehicle for cover. The wounded man ran to a nearby retail store where he called for help, police said.

SAPD said everyone involved in the shooting was detained to gather information. No one else was injured in the shooting.

The wounded man was taken by EMS to University Hospital and will be charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. His name was not released.

Story 2//(1:59am)shooting sugar’s (2731 nw loop 410)According to Sgt A male walked out of the back door at sugar’s and was walking to his car when 3 guys were roughhousing around in the parking lot the male said to keep that away from him one of the three pulls a gun and fired shots at the male the male then returns fire at the suspects and hit one twice in the shoulder and ducked behind a vehicle. The suspect who was shot ran over to the discount tire next door in front of the academy the suspect was transported to university hospital in stable condition. Two other suspects were detained as well as the male victim. Detectives investigating. Saps safd and ems on scene.


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